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fever sweats

A condition characterized by and inability to function in the clinic due to debilitating fever and profuse sweating.

Frequently seen in ophthalmology residents who see patient's on-call after 12:00 a.m.

A common side effect of fever sweats is temporary hearing loss and the inability to hear your morning alarm.

Often, fever sweats will resolve spontaneously without any treatment. Once resolved, the person will feel back to baseline as if nothing happened.

The long-term sequelae of fever sweats is a weirdly sensation that lasts up to 3 years from the onset of fever sweats.

Signs and symptoms of fever sweats usually manifest during the resident's post-call day

The etiology is fever sweats is unknown, but is more common in medical residents with advanced degrees e.g. MD, PhD
"I have fever sweats and didn't wake up to my alarm, anyway, I am now feeling weirdly as if nothing happened, not sure what was that shit"

"Sorry guys, I got dem fever sweats again so I won't be able to come to clinic"

"If you don't see me in clinic tomorrow then know that I probably have fever sweats and need my post-call day"

"Post call today, I got fever sweats."

"Won't be at teaching, I got fever sweats."

"Sorry we have to reschedule your appointment because the doctor has fever sweats today from being on-call"
by Ronnie P. March 25, 2022
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sweat

1- Used to describe a Fortnite player that is either very good at playing the game or is trying too hard, trying too hard can also be another word to describe players; Tryhard

2- Simply a human bodily fluid that occasionally happens to control body temperature.
dingleberry_406: DUDE THIS PLAYER IS SUCH A SWEAT

Emily: don't run for too long, you may sweat to much
by skeebidi toilat December 16, 2023
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Sweat

Person who lives in his moms basement playing videogames all day and weighs 2 tons.
Daryl the sweat spends all day on videogames only to leave for the bathroom and for the pizza.
by Ibowluhater69 March 21, 2021
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linda sweating

what do you mean you can’t get on fortnite? i was looking forward to linda sweating!”
by mowmow1177 March 16, 2024
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butt sweat

It's when you have to much coffee in the morning, leading to a substantial salt water flow down low.
Sitting in class, all the coffee I drank in the morning had caught up with me, leading to a dangerous amount of butt sweat, until I realized that I was sitting in a puddle.
mugGet the butt sweatmug.

Vinegar sweat box

When you turn up the heat in the middle of a hot summer day at your home, lay down a tarp in your living room or other open space, and fog up the windows with that special lady.
Jim: Hey, what did you get into last night ?

John: Me and that girl Jennifer did a vinegar sweat box at the house. Got real hot and steamy.
by OGmud August 26, 2023
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Corn Sweats

When you sweat so much, you feel like you must be affecting the humidity in the general area
(Much like moisture from corn sweating cns increase the humidity and temperature)
Wooo Weee! It's so hot, I've got the corn sweats!
by Makenatlaugh July 22, 2025
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